Genealogy in Ari

If you know (or you think) that your ancestors were from Ari, you could find info about your Italian family at Registrar of Vital Statistics in the City Office or at the parishes.

Registry offices in Abruzzo and in Chieti province were established in early 1800: it means that you could find information in Ari registrar as of that date.

So, if your ancestors were in Ari in the nineteenth or twentieth century, then you could try to contact the City Office of Ari to know more.

Would you like to know if any distant relatives live in Ari?

Check how many people with the same surname live today in Ari

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Before to start your genealogy research in Ari, we suggest you to read our tips for your search . They are useful to search in Abruzzo and in Ari too.

In the next picture you can see the demographic trends in Ari from the Italian Unification (1861).

It could be important to know if the last name you are investigating is a frequent surname in Ari. As more your surname is common in Ari, as more it could be difficult to find the right info about your ancestors in Ari archives if you have not exact dates.
It could be useful for you to know that some of the most common surnames in Chieti province are:
Angelucci, Bruno, Cinalli, Costantini, D’Alessandro, D’Amico, D’Angelo, De Luca, Di Biase, Di Carlo, Di Crescenzo, Di Francesco, Di Giacomo, Di Marco, Di Martino, Di Matteo, Di Nardo, Di Paolo, Di Pietro, Di Prinzio, Di Renzo, Di Santo, Di Stefano, Di Tullio, Di Virgilio, D’Orazio, Esposito, Ferrante, Iezzi, Luciani, Mammarella, Mancini, Marino, Martelli, Menna, Natale, Paolini, Paolucci, Pasquini, Piccirilli, Ranieri, Ricci, Rossi, Salvatore, Tenaglia, Travaglini, Tucci, Zappacosta.

Church archives in Chieti province may instead contain even older information, but they are far less accessible from abroad (and almost impossible by email).
Then,parishes send information not easily.

If you have the opportunity to visit Ari and Chieti province, you could plan to investigate churches’ archives by yourself, but from abroad is very difficult to obtain any result unless you find a reliable local help.

Another important source of information is the “Archivio di Stato” (National archive) in L’Aquila.

In any case, never give up! Probably the distance from your country and Italy, some difficulties in understanding and in translation, could complicate your search but this should not discourage you.

It’s important to plan your activities to carry on with simple goals (eg. search for a single date of birth, the name of an ancestor, the date of a marriage, etc.)

If you are interested to start or to continue your genealogy research in Ari, or if you have questions regarding your family in Ari, just leave a message below, we will answer you by email

If your research is in a dead end and you need some professional advices from skilled and reliable Italian genealogists write to ari@italianside.com

My English ancestor, Henry Talbot Wilson (born UK 1838, died Rome 1912), came to live in Rome in 1890 with his English wife and 2 daughters. All died in Italy and are buried at the Protestant Cemetery in Rome. One daughter Ina Talbot Wilson, born 1880 in USA, married a Dr D’Alessandro of Ari, Abruzzo, and had a child Camillo. Ina died in 1907 in Ari. I would like to find out about the D’Alessandro side of the family and what happened to Camillo and his descendants.

hi! i know mi family is originally from ari, chieti and im looking for our original coat of arms if we have one. my great grand parents came to argentina where i live. it;d be great if you have any information about this, thank you!